Legal Opinion
United States v. Eugene Leslie
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1986No. 83-3719PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Leslie appeals his conviction for conspiring to distribute narcotics and possessing narcotics with intent to distribute them, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. Rejecting his other complaints, a divided panel of this Court sustained Leslie’s contention that the district court erred by failing to inquire into the prosecutor’s motives for peremptorily challenging black venirepersons, although there was no claim or showing that the challenges were made for purposes unrelated to the outcome of the particular case being tried or were any part of a…
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